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  • Three Warrior wrestlers place in Cowboy Tournament

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 17, 2018

    MILES CITY, MT - The Worland Warriors knew the Cowboy Wrestling Tournament in Miles City, Montana, was going to be a tough one. The Warriors not only held their own against some of the best wrestlers Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming had to offer but had three of their own place. "We had some really good matches, Miles City was a super tough tournament. You saw state champions lose and it was a great tournament to compete in. Our kids wrestled hard, Morgan Tigner lost a 1-0...

  • Glowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano

    Jan 17, 2018

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Glowing-red lava spurted in a fountain and flowed down the Philippines’ most active volcano on Tuesday in a stunning display of its fury that has sent more than 34,000 villagers fleeing to safety and prompted police to set up checkpoints to stop tourists from getting too close. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the lava flowed as much as 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the often cloud-shrouded crater of Mount Mayon, while ash fell on several villages in northeastern Albay province. Off...

  • Doctor: Trump is healthy, did very well on cognitive test

    Jan 17, 2018

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s overall health “is excellent” and he did “exceedingly well” on cognitive screening designed to detect early signs of memory loss and other neurologic functions, the Navy doctor who performed Trump’s medical checkup said Tuesday. Ronny Jackson had issued a blanket declaration that Trump was in “excellent health” after last Friday’s exam and promised to provide a fuller readout on Tuesday. He reported that the 6-foot-3 (1.9-meter) president weighed in at 239 pounds (108 kilograms) — 3 pounds (1.36 ki...

  • Local businesses see sales increase from 2016

    Cyd Lass, Staff Intern|Jan 17, 2018

    For many of the local businesses in downtown Worland, 2017 held an increase in sales from the previous year. Stores such as Larsen’s Bicycles and Outdoorsman have noticed this sales increase and are hoping for even bigger sales growth. Lisa Weamer with Larsen’s Bicycles said that there were ups and downs throughout 2017. Christmas had seen a larger sales number due to their new additions of cross-country ski and snowshoe rentals, and snow bikes. Though sales throughout the year stayed the same from 2016, Weamer stays positive. She said tha...

  • Northwest College fall honor rolls released

    Jan 17, 2018

    POWELL — Northwest College named 463 to its 2017 fall semester honor rolls, including local students. Located 70 miles from Yellowstone National Park, Northwest College is a two-year, residential college offering transfer and technical programs of study that blend traditional arts and sciences with emerging technologies. To be listed on the president’s honor roll, students must complete at least 12 semester hours of college-level coursework with a 4.0 grade point average. Students qualifying for the vice president’s honor roll completed the s...

  • Trump Ag Advisory Committee member keynotes WESTI Ag Days

    Jan 17, 2018

    WORLAND — A member of President Trump’s Ag Advisory Committee and columnist for the High Plains Journal publication is the keynote speaker to open WESTI Ag Days, Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 14-15, in Worland. Trent Loos will discuss bridging the gap between rural producers and urban consumers at 10 a.m. Wednesday, said Caitlin Youngquist, University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Washakie County. University of Wyoming Extension’s Strategically and Technologically Informative (WESTI) Ag Days is at the Worland Community Center, 1200 Culbe...

  • Dow industrials recede from 26,000 as early gains fade

    ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer|Jan 17, 2018

    Losses by industrial and technology companies helped pull U.S. stocks lower Tuesday, pulling the market back from its latest record highs. The slide erased some of the gains from a broad rally earlier in the day that had sent the Dow Jones industrial average past the 26,000-point threshold for the first time. Energy stocks also fell as crude oil prices declined. Health care stocks were among the gainers as investors sized up the latest company earnings and deal news following a long holiday weekend. “We’ve come perhaps a little bit too far...

  • Commission talks finances and fishes

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jan 17, 2018

    WORLAND – Washakie County commissioners met Tuesday for a full schedule of department reports, ahead of a special tax meeting in the evening. Of noted importance was a budget correction by Banner Health for the construction of the new Washakie Medical Center. As presented by Banner Health Washakie Medical Center CEO Jay Stallings, the August estimated balance for the project was $170,610, however an accounting error of $233,000 with contractor Layton resulted in a subtraction of $129, 349.45, for an actual balance of $41,260.55. A...

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  • Naomi Eunice Fritz

    Jan 17, 2018

    Naomi Eunice Fritz, 98, passed away January 15, 2018 at Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. Naomi was born June 15, 1919 to Eugene Leonard and Cliffee Bell (Carrol) Evans. She was the second of four children born to the family. In 1925 she moved to the Cavonough farm. She graduated from Worland High School and then attended Beauty School in Billings, Montana. After getting her license, she returned to Wyoming where she worked in Worland and Basin and for a short time in Wheatland. She came back...

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